Litostroj is a

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based in

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. Its products include mainly

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s for

hydroelectric powerplant Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined an ...

s. Most of the production is

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ed. It provided around 8000 MW of installed power worldwide. Around 150 of them are pumped storage. It has also designed around 1200 large cranes. They also manufacture forging and pressing machines. The structure for the plant was built using forced labor by political prisoners from camps set up immediately after

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. Its name is derived from , meaning "Foundry and Machine Factory" in Slovene.

Litostroj Street Litostroj is a Slovenian heavy machinery manufacturer based in Ljubljana. Its products include mainly water turbines for hydroelectric powerplants. Most of the production is exported. It provided around 8000 MW of installed power worldwide. Around ...

() in Ljubljana is named after the company.

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External links

Litostroj Official page

Litostroj-pts

Litostroj Power
Slovenian brands Engineering companies of Slovenia Companies based in Ljubljana Manufacturing companies established in 1946 1946 establishments in Yugoslavia {{manufacturing-stub